Johannes "Johan/Jan" Boskamp (born 21 October 1948) is a Dutch former football player and manager.
He played the majority of his career for hometown club Feyenoord and Belgian side RWDM, and managed primarily in the Belgian leagues. Currently, he is a regular sports commentator on two Dutch and Belgian football television programs. He is commonly addressed as "Jan" in the Netherlands and "Johan" in Belgium.
Playing career Club His former clubs as a player include RVV HOV, Feyenoord, Holland Sport, RWD Molenbeek (with whom he won the Belgian First Division in 1975) and Lierse. He also won the 1970 Intercontinental Cup with Feyenoord.
Boskamp was voted Belgian Golden Shoe winner in 1975.
International He was part of the Dutch team for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, making one substitute appearance against Scotland.Intl career stats - Voetbalstats
Coaching career Later, Boskamp became a manager, and coached Belgian clubs Lierse, Dender, Beveren, Kortrijk, Anderlecht and Gent. He then moved to Georgia in 1999 to manage Dinamo Tbilisi, as well as the Georgia national team. After a return to Belgium with Genk, he moved to the Middle East and managed the United Arab Emirates side Al Wasl, and the Kuwaiti club Kazma.Johan Boskamp over de sjeik en zijn telmachine - Het Laatste Nieuws
He became manager of English side Stoke City for the 2005–06 season. Stoke's Icelandic board wanted the club to start mounting a serious attempt at gaining promotion to the Premier League, and so decided a change in style was required, with Boskamp replacing Tony Pulis. He brought in a number of foreign players, which included Carl Hoefkens, Hannes Sigurðsson, Junior N'Galula and Martin Kolář, as well as domestically-based players such as Marlon Broomes, Paul Gallagher, Mamady Sidibe, Peter Sweeney and Luke Chadwick. He also broke the club record transfer fee with a £950,000 signing of Standard Liège striker Sambégou Bangoura. However, results were often poor, and after a number of heavy home defeats to Watford, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Cardiff City, supporters began asking questions. Bangoura then went on a good run of form scoring seven goals in six matches, as Stoke won six matches in November and December to give them a platform to build on going into the new year. But, in one of those wins away at Coventry City, Boskamp and his assistant Jan de Koning and director of football John Rudge were involved in an argument, which led to Boskamp almost resigning.
Stoke began 2006 in terrible form, winning just one match in ten, and scoring a mere six goals in that time. Bangoura had been away on international duty with Guinea, and failed to return to the club at the agreed date, which caused the shortage of goals; with Stoke's season fizzling out, with no chance of promotion, Boskamp was not offered a new contract by Gunnar Gíslason. With the Icelandic board failing to gain promotion to the Premier League, and with debts now at around £5 million, chairman Gunnar Gíslason put the club up for sale, and he sold the club back to former chairman Peter Coates. Coates then re-appointed Tony Pulis as manager, who had spent the season with Plymouth Argyle.
Boskamp was then briefly manager at Standard Liège in 2006.ESPNsoccernet – Europe – Standard Liege sack coach Boskamp . Soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com (30 August 2006). Retrieved on 8 November 2013. In November 2007, he became coach of another Belgian club: Dender. On 19 May 2009, he quit Dender after an argument with his coaching assistant Patrick Asselman, who was subsequently named as his replacement. HLN Jupiler League – Johan Boskamp niet langer trainer van Dender . Hln.be (14 September 2009). Retrieved on 8 November 2013.
In June 2009, Boskamp signed with Beveren,Johan Boskamp nieuwe trainer van Beveren - Het Laatste Nieuws but was sacked in December 2009 after poor results.Johan Boskamp buiten in Beveren - Het Laatste Nieuws
In June 2024, Boskamp put an end to his career as an analyst and Standaard Uitgeverij published in collaboration with Boskamp's partner the autobiography Boskamp - Mijn leven (Boskamp - My Life).
Career statistics Club Source:
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDivisionAppsGoalsFeyenoord1966–67Eredivisie101967–68Eredivisie1521968–69Eredivisie1001969–70Eredivisie001970–71Eredivisie2221971–72Eredivisie2141972–73Eredivisie511973–74Eredivisie285Total10214Holland Sport (loan)1969–70Eredivisie317RWD Molenbeek1974–75Belgian First Division3351975–76Belgian First Division3261976–77Belgian First Division2841977–78Belgian First Division3071978–79Belgian First Division3261979–80Belgian First Division2821980–81Belgian First Division2631981–82Belgian First Division293Total23836Lierse1982–83Belgian First Division2921983–84Belgian First Division311Total603Career total43160
International Source:
National teamYearAppsGoalsNetherlands197820Total20
Managerial statistics + Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordStoke City29 June 20051 May 2006
Honours
Player Feyenoord
Eredivisie: 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74 KNVB Cup: 1968-69 Intercontinental Cup: 1970 UEFA Cup: 1974 Intertoto Cup: 1967, 1968, 1973
RWD Molenbeek
Belgian First Division: 1974–75 Jules Pappaert Cup: 1975 Amsterdam Tournament: 1975
International
Netherlands
FIFA World Cup: 1978 (runners-up)
Individual
Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1974-75, 1977-78 Belgian Golden Shoe: 1975
Manager SK Beveren
Second Division: 1990-91
RSC Anderlecht
Belgian First Division: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
Dinamo Tbilisi
Umaglesi Liga: 1998–99
Racing Genk
Belgian Cup: 1999–2000
References
External links
Weltfussball profile
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